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	<h2>Node: Node Styling</h2>

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	<p>This example shows how to style an element using Node.</p>

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    <p>Click me to change my color and show some style information.</p>
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<script type="text/javascript">
YUI().use("node", function(Y) {
    var onClick = function(e) {
        var node = e.currentTarget;
        if (!node.one('dl')) { // only create the DL once
            node.setStyle('color', 'green');
            var styleColor = node.getStyle('color'),
                computedColor = node.getComputedStyle('color');

            node.append('<dl>' +
                '<dt>style.color</dt><dd>' + styleColor + '</dd>' + 
                '<dt>computedStyle.color</dt><dd>' + computedColor + '</dd>' +
            '</dl>');
        }
    };

    Y.one('#demo').on('click', onClick);
});
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	<h3>Setting up the HTML</h3>
<p>First we need some HTML to work with.</p>
<div id="syntax-4cae6ed79f7e0bff5a887548a2473076" class="yui-syntax-highlight"><div class="numbers"><pre class="html4strict" style="font-family:monospace;"><ol><li class="li1"><div class="de1"><span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="kw2">div</span> <span class="kw3">id</span><span class="sy0">=</span><span class="st0">&quot;demo&quot;</span>&gt;</span></div></li><li class="li1"><div class="de1">    <span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="kw2">p</span>&gt;</span>Click me to change my color and show some style information.<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="sy0">/</span><span class="kw2">p</span>&gt;</span></div></li><li class="li1"><div class="de1"><span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="sy0">/</span><span class="kw2">div</span>&gt;</span></div></li></ol></pre></div><div class="nonumbers"><pre class="html4strict" style="font-family:monospace;"><span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="kw2">div</span> <span class="kw3">id</span><span class="sy0">=</span><span class="st0">&quot;demo&quot;</span>&gt;</span>
    <span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="kw2">p</span>&gt;</span>Click me to change my color and show some style information.<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="sy0">/</span><span class="kw2">p</span>&gt;</span>
<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="sy0">/</span><span class="kw2">div</span>&gt;</span></pre></div><textarea id="syntax-4cae6ed79f7e0bff5a887548a2473076-plain"><div id="demo">
    <p>Click me to change my color and show some style information.</p>
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<h3>Using Style Methods</h3>
<p>In this example, we will set the node's color and compare the style and computedStyle values when our demo node is clicked.</p>
<div id="syntax-13433436c1a2477214e5a8a0fb670855" class="yui-syntax-highlight"><div class="numbers"><pre class="html4strict" style="font-family:monospace;"><ol><li class="li1"><div class="de1">var onClick = function(e) {</div></li><li class="li1"><div class="de1">    var node = e.currentTarget;</div></li><li class="li1"><div class="de1">    if (!node.one('dl')) { // only create the DL once</div></li><li class="li1"><div class="de1">        node.setStyle('color', 'green');</div></li><li class="li2"><div class="de2">        var styleColor = node.getStyle('color'),</div></li><li class="li1"><div class="de1">            computedColor = node.getComputedStyle('color');</div></li><li class="li1"><div class="de1">&nbsp;</div></li><li class="li1"><div class="de1">        node.append('<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="kw2">dl</span>&gt;</span>' +</div></li><li class="li1"><div class="de1">            '<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="kw2">dt</span>&gt;</span>style.color<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="sy0">/</span><span class="kw2">dt</span>&gt;&lt;<span class="kw2">dd</span>&gt;</span>' + styleColor + '<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="sy0">/</span><span class="kw2">dd</span>&gt;</span>' +</div></li><li class="li2"><div class="de2">            '<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="kw2">dt</span>&gt;</span>computedStyle.color<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="sy0">/</span><span class="kw2">dt</span>&gt;&lt;<span class="kw2">dd</span>&gt;</span>' + computedColor + '<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="sy0">/</span><span class="kw2">dd</span>&gt;</span>' +</div></li><li class="li1"><div class="de1">        '<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="sy0">/</span><span class="kw2">dl</span>&gt;</span>');</div></li><li class="li1"><div class="de1">    }</div></li><li class="li1"><div class="de1">};</div></li></ol></pre></div><div class="nonumbers"><pre class="html4strict" style="font-family:monospace;">var onClick = function(e) {
    var node = e.currentTarget;
    if (!node.one('dl')) { // only create the DL once
        node.setStyle('color', 'green');
        var styleColor = node.getStyle('color'),
            computedColor = node.getComputedStyle('color');
&nbsp;
        node.append('<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="kw2">dl</span>&gt;</span>' +
            '<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="kw2">dt</span>&gt;</span>style.color<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="sy0">/</span><span class="kw2">dt</span>&gt;&lt;<span class="kw2">dd</span>&gt;</span>' + styleColor + '<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="sy0">/</span><span class="kw2">dd</span>&gt;</span>' +
            '<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="kw2">dt</span>&gt;</span>computedStyle.color<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="sy0">/</span><span class="kw2">dt</span>&gt;&lt;<span class="kw2">dd</span>&gt;</span>' + computedColor + '<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="sy0">/</span><span class="kw2">dd</span>&gt;</span>' +
        '<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="sy0">/</span><span class="kw2">dl</span>&gt;</span>');
    }
};</pre></div><textarea id="syntax-13433436c1a2477214e5a8a0fb670855-plain">var onClick = function(e) {
    var node = e.currentTarget;
    if (!node.one('dl')) { // only create the DL once
        node.setStyle('color', 'green');
        var styleColor = node.getStyle('color'),
            computedColor = node.getComputedStyle('color');

        node.append('<dl>' +
            '<dt>style.color</dt><dd>' + styleColor + '</dd>' +
            '<dt>computedStyle.color</dt><dd>' + computedColor + '</dd>' +
        '</dl>');
    }
};</textarea></div>
<p>The last step is to assign the click handler.</p>
<div id="syntax-1792cca597ffdf51f82dad42bbf4f432" class="yui-syntax-highlight"><div class="numbers"><pre class="html4strict" style="font-family:monospace;"><ol><li class="li1"><div class="de1">Y.one('#demo').on('click', onClick);</div></li></ol></pre></div><div class="nonumbers"><pre class="html4strict" style="font-family:monospace;">Y.one('#demo').on('click', onClick);</pre></div><textarea id="syntax-1792cca597ffdf51f82dad42bbf4f432-plain">Y.one('#demo').on('click', onClick);</textarea></div>
<h3>Full Script Source</h3>
<div id="syntax-af00f7306aa86f43be04347f02cf5423" class="yui-syntax-highlight"><div class="numbers"><pre class="html4strict" style="font-family:monospace;"><ol><li class="li1"><div class="de1">YUI().use('node', function(Y) {</div></li><li class="li1"><div class="de1">    var onClick = function(e) {</div></li><li class="li1"><div class="de1">        var node = e.currentTarget;</div></li><li class="li1"><div class="de1">        if (!node.one('dl')) { // only create the DL once</div></li><li class="li2"><div class="de2">            node.setStyle('color', 'green');</div></li><li class="li1"><div class="de1">            var styleColor = node.getStyle('color'),</div></li><li class="li1"><div class="de1">                computedColor = node.getComputedStyle('color');</div></li><li class="li1"><div class="de1">&nbsp;</div></li><li class="li1"><div class="de1">            node.append('<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="kw2">dl</span>&gt;</span>' +</div></li><li class="li2"><div class="de2">                '<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="kw2">dt</span>&gt;</span>style.color<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="sy0">/</span><span class="kw2">dt</span>&gt;&lt;<span class="kw2">dd</span>&gt;</span>' + styleColor + '<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="sy0">/</span><span class="kw2">dd</span>&gt;</span>' +</div></li><li class="li1"><div class="de1">                '<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="kw2">dt</span>&gt;</span>computedStyle.color<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="sy0">/</span><span class="kw2">dt</span>&gt;&lt;<span class="kw2">dd</span>&gt;</span>' + computedColor + '<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="sy0">/</span><span class="kw2">dd</span>&gt;</span>' +</div></li><li class="li1"><div class="de1">            '<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="sy0">/</span><span class="kw2">dl</span>&gt;</span>');</div></li><li class="li1"><div class="de1">        }</div></li><li class="li1"><div class="de1">    };</div></li><li class="li2"><div class="de2">&nbsp;</div></li><li class="li1"><div class="de1">    Y.one('#demo').on('click', onClick);</div></li><li class="li1"><div class="de1">});</div></li></ol></pre></div><div class="nonumbers"><pre class="html4strict" style="font-family:monospace;">YUI().use('node', function(Y) {
    var onClick = function(e) {
        var node = e.currentTarget;
        if (!node.one('dl')) { // only create the DL once
            node.setStyle('color', 'green');
            var styleColor = node.getStyle('color'),
                computedColor = node.getComputedStyle('color');
&nbsp;
            node.append('<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="kw2">dl</span>&gt;</span>' +
                '<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="kw2">dt</span>&gt;</span>style.color<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="sy0">/</span><span class="kw2">dt</span>&gt;&lt;<span class="kw2">dd</span>&gt;</span>' + styleColor + '<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="sy0">/</span><span class="kw2">dd</span>&gt;</span>' +
                '<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="kw2">dt</span>&gt;</span>computedStyle.color<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="sy0">/</span><span class="kw2">dt</span>&gt;&lt;<span class="kw2">dd</span>&gt;</span>' + computedColor + '<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="sy0">/</span><span class="kw2">dd</span>&gt;</span>' +
            '<span class="sc2">&lt;<span class="sy0">/</span><span class="kw2">dl</span>&gt;</span>');
        }
    };
&nbsp;
    Y.one('#demo').on('click', onClick);
});</pre></div><textarea id="syntax-af00f7306aa86f43be04347f02cf5423-plain">YUI().use('node', function(Y) {
    var onClick = function(e) {
        var node = e.currentTarget;
        if (!node.one('dl')) { // only create the DL once
            node.setStyle('color', 'green');
            var styleColor = node.getStyle('color'),
                computedColor = node.getComputedStyle('color');

            node.append('<dl>' +
                '<dt>style.color</dt><dd>' + styleColor + '</dd>' +
                '<dt>computedStyle.color</dt><dd>' + computedColor + '</dd>' +
            '</dl>');
        }
    };

    Y.one('#demo').on('click', onClick);
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